Winds pound York Trees fall on houses and crush vehicles

YORK, Maine — While much of northern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine were hit with a line of storms that caused damage and power outages, York was struck particularly hard.

According to James Brown of the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine, there were reports of large trees downed in York.

Brown said there were also reports of fallen trees in New Hampshire.

Brown couldn’t confirm wind speeds, but said they most likely exceeded 60 mph if trees fell.

He added that Portsmouth had 63 mph winds.

A Foster’s photographer who went to York said he saw many fallen trees, some of which crushed vehicles and landed on residences.

In Strafford County, there was a report of a tree that fell across Town Hall Road in Madbury.

The National Weather Service issued flash flood watches for all New Hampshire counties except Cheshire County, which was issued a special statement warning residents of strong thunderstorms and torrential rainfall.

UNH police also issued a severe weather warning for the Durham area shortly after 4 p.m. Police issued an all-clear just before 5:30 p.m.

The York Police and Fire departments couldn’t confirm specific damages, as emergency crews were assessing the situation throughout the town and assisting those who needed help.

According to the Central Main Power website, more than 6,800 customers out of 115,706 were without power.